********************************************************************************************IISEE Newsletter No.75

December 20, 2011********************************************************************************************+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. Best Wishes for the New Year
2. Follow-up Survey of ex-Participants of IISEE
3. The 17th Global Seismological Observation Course will start in January
4. Field Visit Information to IISEE Participants
5. Synopsis of Master Paper on IISEE website++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++============================================================================[1] Best Wishes for the New YearAt first, we express our sincere condolences to the affected and victims of the Great East JapanEarthquake on Mar. 11, the Eastern Turkey Earthquake on Oct. 23 and so on. We very muchappreciate your understanding and continuous support. This year, new staff members, Dr. Moritaand Dr. Ishihara joined IISEE. We would like to greet all of you to see the New Year in withhappiness. (See photos of all staff members) We sincerely hope that next year we will have noearthquake and no tsunami disaster in the world.
Shoichi ANDO & all IISEE staff members------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[2] Follow-up Survey of ex-Participants of IISEEWe are conducting a contact information survey of ex-participants of IISEE / BRI that have exceeded
more than 1500 persons up to this year. We are sending e-mails to those who have informed e-mailaddress to IISEE with a table of ex-participants of each country and asking to fill in and revise. We
sincerely ask your favor when you receive the request.
IISEE

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[3] The 17th Global Seismological Observation Course will start in January
The International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering of the Building ResearchInstitute has been providing the "Global Seismological Observation Course" since 1995 incooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The course aims at capacity buildings on technologies related to detection/discrimination of nuclear
tests utilizing seismological observations. This course is an international contribution to the nuclear
disarmament. IISEE has trained 160 participants from 69 countries and has been highly appreciatedin the fields of Japanese international cooperation and technical assistance. The 17th course will
start on January 12, 2012 and end on March 8. The IISEE will have 10 participants from 10countries, which are (in alphabetical order) Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, SriLanka, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Zimbabwe.
Hajime KUROSAWA
Head of Administration Division, IISEE
Tatsuhiko HARA
Chief Research Scientist, IISEE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[4] Field Visit Information to IISEE Participants
IISEE puts photos of tsunami affected areas where participants visited last month as informed inthe last newsletter with the former photos that were taken from the same location in order tocompare the damage and reconstruction status in the following website. (Photos taken from famous
10m height seawall in Taro area, Miyako city, Iwate)
http://iisee/special2/20110311/PPTs_beforeafter_modified20111214.pdf
In addition, both participants of 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 have heard a quite impressive poem froma local resident in Minami-Sanriku Town, and IISEE translated into English as attached under therecognition. (The poem "Dark Forest" was composed by a family of priest of Shinto shrine inMinami-Sanriku Town.)
Shoichi ANDO
Director, IISEE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[5] Synopsis of Master Paper on IISEE website
Last September, 20 participants of the 2010-2011 course from 10 countries completed their MasterPapers and were awarded master's degree in Disaster Management. In the following website, thesynopses of their Master Papers have been added.
Website: http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/syndb/Please visit this page and read the synopsis of the fruitful work of each participant.
Hajime KUROSAWA
Head of Administration Division, IISEE============================================================================********************************************************************************************We send this IISEE Newsletter to ex-participants whose e-mail addresses are known, lecturers andother stakeholders. The IISEE send new data and information actively and accept your contribution
at any time. In order to enlarge IISEE network, we'd like to ask you to invite your fellow
ex-participants whose e-mail addresses are unknown to us. We welcome your comments about theIISEE Newsletter. Please feel free to send your comments and opinions. IISEE welcomes yourparticipation.
Email: iiseenews@kenken.go.jp
Website: http://iisee.kenken.go.jp
Newsletter Back Numbers: http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/nldb/********************************************************************************************

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes
for
The New Year
2011/ 2012
IISEE

AdvisorDr. HURUKAWA, N
Administration Division
Mr. KUROSAWA, H Mr. KADOWAKI, T
Research Engineers
Dr. SAITO, T Dr. KASHIMA, TResearch Seismologists
Dr. YOKOI, T Dr. HARA, TMs. SOMEYA, KDr. MORITA, K

Dr. SHIBAZAKI, B

Visiting Research Staff
Dr. MINOWA, C Dr. INOUE, H

Dr. Shoichi ANDO
DirectorDr. YAGI, Y

Dr. MUKAI, T

Dr. ISHIHARA, T

Dr. FUJII, Y

Dr. SUGANO, SJICA Coordinator
Mr. AJIMA, K
Secretaries
Ms. MINAGAWA, N Ms. MORINAKA, K Ms. SATOU, A Mr. NISHIMURA, N Ms. SOEJIMA, N Mr. RYU, KMs. KOURIKI, M T Ms. SHIMMA, J Ms. WATANABE, M Ms. SUWADA, M Ms. ANDO, J Ms. REN, CMr. ZHANG, W Mr. NAKAMURA, T